Helen Pidd

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3,798 appearances 36 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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Today in Focus · The fight to save Sweden’s soul from the far right · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

And when it comes to them doing so well last time round, how much do you think voice-verified

That was a reflection of the large numbers of asylum seekers, refugees who had voice-verified

sought sanctuary in Sweden in the twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen era, where I think ten thousand asylum applications were being made every week? voice-verified

Was it was it a response, a reaction against that kind of welcome culture that Sweden had at the time? voice-verified

of the population is born outside of Sweden, do you know? voice-verified

This is Jimmy Okesen. voice-verified

He has been the leader of the Sweden Democrats for more than twenty years. voice-verified

And so the government of the last four years has been led by a guy called Ulf Christensen, uh, from the Moderate Party. voice-verified

Tell us a bit more about how his coalition have tried to reduce the number of people arriving in Sweden and also make Sweden a less hospitable place for immigrants. voice-verified

So it's not just sorry, so it's not just been about asylum seekers and refugees, it's all these immigrants across the board. voice-verified

Yeah, and it's quite dramatic to see what's happened to the numbers of asylum seekers being granted refugee status in Sweden. voice-verified

So in twenty sixteen, almost seventy thousand asylum seekers were allowed to stay, which is a lot, isn't it, really, for a country of like ten million people. voice-verified

And last year that number had dropped to around two and a half thousand. voice-verified

And how have they made it harder for people to stay? voice-verified

I saw some mention of this. voice-verified

Kind of vaguely worded criteria of of bad behaviour. voice-verified

So not necessarily criminal behaviour, but bad behaviour could see you deported. voice-verified

Tell me about that. voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

And and uh I read that this summer Sweden's Parliament voted quite narrowly to back uh what's been translated in English as a snitch law that will require many public sector workers to report anyone that they believe is undocumented. voice-verified

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